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This is a list of Swedish kings, queens,
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s and
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s of the Kalmar Union.


History

The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in
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' work '' Germania'', c. 100 AD (the king of the
Suiones The Swedes ( sv, svear; Old Norse: ''svíar'') (probably from the PIE reflexive pronominal root * s(w)e, "one's own ribesmen/kinsmen;Bandle, Oskar. 2002. The Nordic languages: an international handbook of the history of the North Germanic lang ...
). However, due to scant and unreliable sources before the 11th century, lists of succession traditionally start in the 10th century with king Olof Skötkonung, and his father
Eric the Victorious Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr inn sigrsæli'', Modern Swedish: ''Erik Segersäll''; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive reg ...
, who also were the first Swedish kings to be baptized. There are, however, lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with far older dates, but in many cases these kings appear in sources of disputed historical reliability. These records notably deal with the legendary
House of Yngling The Ynglings were a dynasty of kings, first in Sweden and later in Norway, primarily attested through the poem ''Ynglingatal''. The dynasty also appears as Scylfings (Old Norse ''Skilfingar'') in '' Beowulf''. When ''Beowulf'' and ''Ynglingatal'' ...
, and based on the Danish chronicler
Saxo Grammaticus Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1150 – c. 1220), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark ...
, Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings, tracing them back to
Sigurd Hring Sigurd Ring (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hringr'', in some sources merely called ''Hringr'') according to legend was a king of the Swedes, being mentioned in many old Scandinavian sagas. According to these sources he was granted rulership over Sweden a ...
and
Ragnar Lodbrok according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Danish and Swedish king.Gutenberg Projec ...
(whom Saxo considered to belong to the House of Yngling). However, according to Icelandic sources this line of kings was broken (see
Ingjald Ingjald illråde or Ingjaldr hinn illráði (''Ingold Illruler'' or ''Illready'') was a semi-legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, son and successor of King Anund, and the father and predecessor of King Olof Trätälja. As with many ...
and
Ivar Vidfamne Ivar Vidfamne (or ''Ívarr inn víðfaðmi''; English exonym ''Ivar Widefathom''; Danish ''Ivar Vidfadme'' – in Norwegian and Danish the form ''Ivar Vidfavne'' is sometimes used as an alternative form) was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, who ...
). As there is no evidence that Eric and Olof ever used the Yngling name themselves, modern historians instead refer to their family as the ''
House of Munsö The House of Munsö (), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: ), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: ) or simply the Old dynasty (Swedish: ), is the earliest reliably attested royal dynasty of Sweden, ruling during the Viking Age. None of ...
'', the ''Old Dynasty'' or the ''House of Uppsala''. In the 16th century,
Johannes Magnus Johannes Magnus (a modified form of Ioannes Magnus, a Latin translation of his birth name Johan Månsson; 19 March 1488 – 22 March 1544) was the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and histori ...
constructed a mythical line of Swedish kings, beginning with Magog, the son of Japheth, to demonstrate the antiquity of the Swedish throne. On the basis of that list,
Eric XIV Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Es ...
and Charles IX chose to use high ordinals; previous monarchs with those names are traditionally numbered counting backward from Eric XIV and Charles IX. In contemporary Swedish usage, medieval kings are usually not given any ordinal at all. A list of Swedish monarchs, represented on the map of the Estates of the Swedish Crown, created by French engraver Jacques Chiquet (1673–1721) and published in
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in 1719, starts with Canute I and shows
Eric XIV Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Es ...
and Charles IX as Eric IV and Charles II respectively, while the only Charles who holds his traditional ordinal in the list is
Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of ...
, being the highest enumerated. Sweden has been ruled by
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on three occasions: by Margaret (1389–1412), Christina (1632–1654) and Ulrika Eleonora (1718–1720) respectively, and earlier, briefly, by a female regent Duchess Ingeborg (1318–1319). In addition to the list below, the Swedish throne was also claimed by the kings of the
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from 1599 to 1660. Following his abdication
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continued to claim the throne from 1599 to his death in 1632. After his death the claim was continued by his sons, Vladislaus IV (from 1632 to 1648) and
John II Casimir John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...
(from 1648 to 1660). The Swedish monarchs have been of the
House of Bernadotte The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden since its foundation there in 1818. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder, Charles XIV John of Sweden, was born in Pau in southern France as Jean Bernadott ...
since 1818, based on the
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of 1810. The Constitution of 1809 assumed that the monarch would appoint his Cabinet as he saw fit, but growing calls for democratisation during the end of the 19th century made such an idea impossible to sustain. 1917 marks the end of any real political power for the Swedish monarch. The Constitution of 1974 codifies this development by removing all decision-making powers from the monarch, making it both ''de facto'' and ''de jure'' a ceremonial position, and today the
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has the chief executive power, not the king. In 1980, the rule of succession was changed from agnatic to absolute primogeniture, to the benefit of Princess Victoria (born 1977), the current
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.


Monarchs and regents of Sweden


House of Munsö The House of Munsö (), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: ), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: ) or simply the Old dynasty (Swedish: ), is the earliest reliably attested royal dynasty of Sweden, ruling during the Viking Age. None of ...

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Eric the Victorious Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr inn sigrsæli'', Modern Swedish: ''Erik Segersäll''; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive reg ...
(''Erik Segersäll'')
970 – 995, ,
Coin (disputed), , , , , , Died of illness in
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995 – 1022, , , , 980, son of
Eric the Victorious Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr inn sigrsæli'', Modern Swedish: ''Erik Segersäll''; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive reg ...
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Estrid of the Obotrites Estrid of the Obotrites (c. 979 – 1035) was Queen of Sweden in the Viking age, a West Slavic princess married to Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden c. 1000–1022. She was the mother of King Anund Jacob of Sweden and the Kievan Rus' saint a ...
, , 1022, aged about 42 , - , width=auto,
Anund Jacob Anund Jacob or James, Swedish: ''Anund Jakob'' was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on July 25, in either 1008 or 1010 as ''Jakob'', the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid. Being the second C ...
(''Anund Jakob'')
1022–1050 , , , , 25 July 1008 or 1010 son of Olof Skötkonung and
Estrid of the Obotrites Estrid of the Obotrites (c. 979 – 1035) was Queen of Sweden in the Viking age, a West Slavic princess married to Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden c. 1000–1022. She was the mother of King Anund Jacob of Sweden and the Kievan Rus' saint a ...
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Emund the Old Emund the Old or Edmund ( Swedish: ''Emund den gamle'', Old Swedish: ''Æmunðær gamlæ'', ''Æmunðær gammal'', ''Æmunðær slemæ'') was King of Sweden from c. 1050 to c. 1060. His short reign was characterised by disputes with the Archbishop ...
(''Emund den gamle'')
1050–1060, , , , Illegitimate son of Olof Skötkonung, ,
Astrid Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swed ...
(?) , , 1060 , -


House of Stenkil The House of Stenkil was a dynasty on the Swedish throne from c. 1060 to c. 1125. Stenkil probably originated from Västergötland. Line (of magnates and earls) before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas: * Skagul Toste (took Danegeld in Engl ...
and contemporary

''House of Stenkil'' , bgcolor=#00ffaa, Stenkil (''Stenkil Ragnvaldsson'')
1060–1066, , , , Probably from
Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Väs ...
, son of
Ragnvald Ulfsson Ragnvald Ulfsson the Old (beginning 11th century) was a jarl of Västergötland or Östergötland and was married to a sister of King Olav Tryggvason.Winroth 1995–1997:616 Biography According to Snorri, Ragnvald was the son of jarl Ulf T ...
(according to Hervarar saga), , " Ingamoder"
House of Munsö The House of Munsö (), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: ), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: ) or simply the Old dynasty (Swedish: ), is the earliest reliably attested royal dynasty of Sweden, ruling during the Viking Age. None of ...
, , Died of illness in " Svitjod", 1066 , - ,
Eric and Eric Eric and Eric, according to Adam of Bremen, were two contenders for the kingship of Sweden around 1066–67, after the death of King Stenkil. They waged war on each other, with disastrous consequences: " this war all the Swedish magnates are said t ...

1066–1067, , , , , , , , 1067, died in battle against each other for the throne , - , bgcolor=#00ffaa,
Halsten Stenkilsson Halsten Stenkilsson, English exonym: Alstan (Old Icelandic: ''Hallstein''Stenkil, , , , 1084, aged about 34 , - , Anund Gårdske
1070–1075, , , , Came from
Garðaríki (anglicized Gardariki or Gardarike) or is the Old Norse term used in medieval times for the states of Kievan Rus. As the Varangians dealt mainly with Northern Kievan Rus' lands, their sagas regard the city of (, Veliky Novgorod) as the capi ...
, (
Kievan Rus' Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...
), probably with ancestral links to Scandinavia, , , , , - , bgcolor=#00ffaa,
Håkan the Red Håkan the Red ( Swedish: ''Håkan Röde'') was a king of Sweden, reigning for about half a decade in the second half of the 11th century.''Håkan Röde'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'': There is little information on him, and it is mostly contradic ...
(''Håkan Röde'')
, , , , Levene,
Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Väs ...
, 1040, son of Stenkil, , , , , - , bgcolor=#00ffaa,
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
(''Inge den äldre'')
1079–1084, 1087–1105, ,
Non-contemporary, , Son of Stenkil and " Ingamoder", , Helena, sister of Blot-Sweyn, , Died of illness, 1105. First buried in Hånger, but then moved to Varnhem Abbey , - , Blot-Sweyn (''Blot-Sven'')
, , , , , , , , 1087, ambushed by
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
's troops , - , align=left colspan=5 bgcolor=#00ffaa, 1087–1105,
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
(''Inge den äldre'') (second period) , - , bgcolor=#00ffaa, Philip (''Filip Halstensson'') 1105–1118, ,
Non-contemporary, , Son of King
Halsten Halsten Stenkilsson, English exonym: Alstan (Old Icelandic: ''Hallstein''Ingegerd
daughter of
Harald III of Norway Harald Sigurdsson (; – 25 September 1066), also known as Harald III of Norway and given the epithet ''Hardrada'' (; modern no, Hardråde, roughly translated as "stern counsel" or "hard ruler") in the sagas, was King of Norway from 1046 to ...

House of Hardrada, , Assumed to be buried in Vreta Abbey with his brother Inge II of Sweden, Inge II , - , bgcolor=#00ffaa, Inge the Younger (''Inge den yngre'')
1110–1125, ,
Non-contemporary, , son of King
Halsten Halsten Stenkilsson, English exonym: Alstan (Old Icelandic: ''Hallstein''Philip , - , Ragnvald Knaphövde
1125–1126, ,
Coin (disputed), , Assumed to be related in some way to the
House of Stenkil The House of Stenkil was a dynasty on the Swedish throne from c. 1060 to c. 1125. Stenkil probably originated from Västergötland. Line (of magnates and earls) before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas: * Skagul Toste (took Danegeld in Engl ...
, , , , 1126, killed by supporters of Magnus I of Sweden before being accepted in Västergötland , - , align=left colspan=5, 1126–30 Magnus I of Sweden of the Estrid Svendsdatter, House of Estrid ruled the West Goths, and soon-to-be King Sverker I of Sweden, Sverker (below) ruled the East Goths. , -


Houses of House of Sverker, Sverker and House of Eric, Eric

''House of Estridsen''
''House of Eric''
''House of Sverker''
''House of Bjelbo'' (see below)
, bgcolor=#ccddff, Magnus I of Sweden, Magnus I,
1126–1132, ,
Non-contemporary, , son of Niels, King of Denmark and Margaret Fredkulla (the daughter of
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
), , Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Richeza of Poland
daughter of Bolesław III Wrymouth
House of Piast, , Died in a civil war against Sverker I, in the battle of Fotevik, 4 Juny 1134 , - , bgcolor=pink, Sverker I of Sweden, Sverker I the Elder (also called Clubfoot, ''Sverker den äldre'' or ''Klumpfot''; king from 1125 in Östergötland), 1130 – 25 December 1156, , , , of East Geatish ancestry, son of Cornube or Kol, , (1) Ulvhild, Ulvhild Håkansdotter
House of Thjotta
(2) Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Richeza of Poland
House of Piast, , Murdered by his own coachman on Christmas Day 1156 while going to church; some suspect Magnus II of Sweden, Magnus II of being behind the murder. Buried at Alvastra Abbey , - , bgcolor=yellow, Eric IX of Sweden, Eric (IX) the Saint (''Erik den helige''),
1156 – 18 May 1160, , , , 1120, some appoint him to have West Geatish roots, , bgcolor=#ccddff, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Christina of Denmark , , Killed by Magnus II of Sweden, Magnus II as he came out of the church in Uppsala, 18 May 1160, aged about 40, enshrined in Uppsala Cathedral , - , bgcolor=#ccddff, Magnus II of Sweden, Magnus II,
1160–1161, ,
Non-contemporary, , son of Henry and Ingrid Ragvaldsdotter (the granddaughter of
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
), , Bridget Haraldsdotter, Bridget
daughter of Harald IV of Norway
House of Gille, , Died in the battle of Örebro against Charles VII of Sweden, Charles VII, 1161 , - , bgcolor=pink, Charles VII of Sweden, Charles VII (''Karl Sverkersson''),
1161 – 12 April 1167, , , , 1130, son of Sverker I of Sweden, Sverker I the Elder and Ulvhild, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, , 1163 Christina Hvide, Christina
Hvide, House of Hvide, , Killed by Canute I of Sweden, Canute I Ericson on Visingsö, 12 April 1167, aged about 37, buried at Alvastra Abbey , - , bgcolor=yellow, Canute I of Sweden, Canute I Ericson (''Knut Eriksson'') (''1167–1173 not in Östergötland; from 1173 also in Östergötland''), 1167–1195/1196, ,
Non-contemporary, , before 1150, son of Eric the Saint and Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Kristina (probably a granddaughter of
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
), , Cecilia Johansdotter of Sweden, Cecilia Johansdotter, , Died peacefully in 1195 or 1196, buried at Varnhem Abbey , - , bgcolor=pink rowspan="2", Sverker II of Sweden, Sverker II the Younger (''Sverker den yngre''), 1196 – 31 January 1208, , rowspan="2",
Coin (disputed), , rowspan="2", born before 1167, probably already 1164 son of king Charles VII of Sweden, Charles VII and queen Christine Stigsdatter of Hvide, , (1) Benedicta Ebbesdotter of Hvide, Benedicta
Hvide, House of Hvide, , rowspan="2", Died in the Battle of Gestilren, 17 July 1210, aged about 45, buried at Alvastra Abbey , - , bgcolor=tan, (2) Ingegerd Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, Ingegerd
House of Bjelbo , - , bgcolor=yellow, Eric X of Sweden, Eric (X) (''Erik Knutsson''),
31 January 1208 – 10 April 1216, , , , 1180 son of Canute I of Sweden, Canute I Ericson, , bgcolor=#ccddff, Richeza of Denmark (the daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark), , Died suddenly in fever on Näs Castle, Visingsö, 10 April 1216, aged about 36, buried at Varnhem Abbey , - , bgcolor=pink, John I of Sweden, John I the Child (''Johan Sverkersson unge''), Spring 1216 – 10 March 1222, , , , 1201 son of Sverker II, , None , , Died on Visingsö, 10 March 1222, aged about 21, buried at Alvastra Abbey , - , bgcolor=yellow, Eric XI of Sweden, Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (''Erik läspe och halte''),
Summer 1222–28 or 29 November 1229, , , , 1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark, , bgcolor=tan, Catherine Sunesdotter, , 2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey , - , bgcolor=yellow, Canute II of Sweden, Canute II the Tall (''Knut Långe'')
28 or 29 November 1229 – 1234, , , , son of Holmger who was "nepos" (nephew?) of Canute I of Sweden, Canute I Ericson, , Helena Pedersdatter Strange, Helen
House of Strange, , 1234, buried at Sko kloster , - , bgcolor=yellow, Eric XI of Sweden, Eric (XI) the Lisp and Lame (''Erik läspe och halte''),
1234 – 2 February 1250, , , , 1216 son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark, , bgcolor=tan, Catherine Sunesdotter, , 2 February 1250, aged about 34, buried at Varnhem Abbey , -


House of Bjelbo

''House of Bjelbo''
''House of Estridsen''
''House of Wittelsbach'' (see below)
The House of Bjelbo is sometimes referred to as the House of Folkung , bgcolor=tan, Valdemar I of Sweden, Valdemar (''Valdemar Birgersson'')
Spring 1250 – 22 July 1275, , , , 1239 son of Birger jarl and Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X of Sweden, Eric X), , bgcolor=#ccddff, Sophia of Denmark
daughter of King Eric IV of Denmark, Eric IV, , Died while imprisoned by his brother Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus at Nyköping Castle, 26 December 1302, aged about 63, buried at Vreta Abbey or Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=tan, Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus III (''Magnus Ladulås'')
22 July 1275 – 18 December 1290, , , , 1240 son of Birger jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, Ingeborg Eriksdotter (a daughter of Eric X of Sweden, Eric X), , Helwig of Holstein
House of Schauenburg, , Visingsö, 18 December 1290, aged about 50, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=tan, Birger, King of Sweden, Birger (''Birger Magnusson'')
18 December 1290 – March/April 1318, , , , 1280 son of Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus III and Helwig of Holstein, , bgcolor=#ccddff, 1298 Martha of Denmark, , 31 May 1321, in exile in Denmark, after murdering his brothers at Nyköping Banquet, aged about 41, buried at Ringsted, Zealand (Denmark), Zealand , - , rowspan="2", Ingeborg of Norway, Ingeborg
Regent 1318 – 8 July 1319
House of Sverre, , rowspan="2", , , rowspan="2", 1301 daughter of Haakon V of Norway, , bgcolor=tan, (1) 1312 Eric Magnusson (duke), Eric of Sweden
House of Bjelbo, , rowspan="2", 17 June 1361 as Duchess of Halland, aged 59 or 60 , - , (2, after her rule)
1327 Knud Porse, Canute, Duke of Halland
House of Porse , - , bgcolor=tan, Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus IV Ericson (''Magnus Eriksson'')
8 July 1319 – 15 February 1364, ,
Non-contemporary, , Norway, 1316 son of Eric, Duke of Södermanland, Erik Magnusson (brother of Birger, King of Sweden, Birger) and Ingeborg of Norway, Ingeborg Håkonsdotter, , 1335 Blanche of Namur
House of Dampierre, , Drowned in a shipwreck when seeking refuge with his son in Bømlofjord, Norway, 1 December 1374, aged about 58 , - , bgcolor=tan, Eric XII of Sweden, Eric (XII) (''Erik Magnusson'')
17 October 1356 – 20 June 1359
(rival king until 1359; ''joint-rule with father months before death''), , , , 1339 son of Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus IV Eriksson and Blanche of Namur, , bgcolor=palegreen, Beatrice of Bavaria, , Generally believed that he and his wife died in the Black Death, plague, 20 June 1359, aged about 20 , - , bgcolor=tan, Haakon VI of Norway, Hakon (''Håkan Magnusson'')
15 February 1362 – 15 February 1364
(''joint-rule with father''), , , , 1340 son of Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus IV Eriksson and Blanche of Namur, , bgcolor=#ccddff, 9 April 1363 in Copenhagen
Margaret I of Denmark, Margaret Valdemarsdotter (see below), , Oslo, 11 September 1380, aged about 40, buried in Oslo


House of Mecklenburg

, - , Albert of Sweden, Albert (''Albrekt av Mecklenburg'')
15 February 1364 – 24 February 1389
, , , , Mecklenburg, 1338, son of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Euphemia of Sweden, , (1) Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, Richardis of Schwerin
House of Hagen
(2, after his Swedish reign)
Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Welf, , Mecklenburg, 1 April 1412, aged about 74, buried in Doberan Abbey, Germany , -


Monarchs during the Kalmar Union period and Regents (''Riksföreståndare'')

''House of Estridsen''
''House of Wittelsbach''
''House of Oldenburg''
''House of Bjelbo'' , bgcolor=#ccddff, Margaret (''Margareta Valdemarsdotter'')
24 February 1389 – 28 October 1412, , , , Vordingborg Castle, 1353 daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark, Valdemar IV and Helvig of Sønderjylland, , bgcolor=tan, Haakon VI of Norway
(see above), , Flensburg Fjord, 28 October 1412, aged about 55, buried in Roskilde Cathedral , - , Eric of Pomerania, Eric (XIII) (''Erik av Pommern'')
23 July 1396 – 24 September 1439 (deposed 1434–1435 and 1436)
House of Griffins , , , , Rügenwalde, Pomerania, 1382, son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania and Mary of Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, , (1) Philippa of England
House of Lancaster
(2, after his Swedish reign)
Cecilia (royal mistress), Cecilia, , Rügenwalde Castle, 3 May 1459, aged about 77, buried in St. Mary's Church, Darłowo, Poland , - , align=left colspan=5, * October 1438 – Autumn 1440 : Regent Charles VIII of Sweden, Karl Knutsson Bonde later King Charles VIII , - , bgcolor=PaleGreen, Christopher of Bavaria, Christopher (''Kristoffer av Bayern'')
Autumn 1441 – 6 January 1448, , , , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in Bavaria, February 26, 1418 son of Duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt and Catherine Vratislava, , Dorothea of Brandenburg
House of Hohenzollern, , Helsingborg, 5 January or 6 January 1448, aged 29, buried at Roskilde Cathedral , - , align=left colspan=5, * January – 20 June 1448: Regents Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) and Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna) , - , Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles VIII (''Karl Knutsson Bonde'')
20 June 1448 – 24 February 1457, 9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465 and 12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470
House of Bonde, , , , Ekholmen Castle, 1408 or 1409 son of Knut Tordsson (Bonde) and Margareta Karlsdotter (Sparre av Tofta), , (1, before his reign)
Birgitta Turesdotter
Bielke, House of Bielke
(2) Catherine of Bjurum
House of Gumsehuvud
(3) Christina Abrahamsdotter, , 15 May 1470, aged about 61 or 62, buried at Riddarholmen Church , - , align=left colspan=5, * March – 23 June 1457: Regents Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna), archbishop of Upsala, and Erik Axelsson (Tott) , - , bgcolor=orange, Christian I of Denmark, Christian I (''Kristian I'')
23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464, , , , Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, February 1426, son of Dietrich of Oldenburg and Helvig of Schauenburg, , Dorothea of Brandenburg
House of Hohenzollern, , Copenhagen, 21 May 1481, aged 55, buried at Roskilde Cathedral , - , align=left colspan=5, 9 August 1464 – 30 January 1465 Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles VIII (''Karl Knutsson Bonde'') (second period) * 26 December 1464 – 11 August 1465 : Regent Kettil Karlsson (Vasa), bishop of Linköping * 11 August 1465 – 18 October 1466 : Regent Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna) * 18 October 1466 – 12 November 1467 : Regent Erik Axelsson (Tott) , - , align=left colspan=5, 12 November 1467 – 15 May 1470 Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles VIII (''Karl Knutsson Bonde'') (third period) * 16 May 1470 – 6 October 1497 : Regent Sten Sture the Elder (''Sten Sture den äldre'') , - , bgcolor=orange, John I of Denmark, John II ("Hans")
6 October 1497 – August 1501, , , , Aalborg Castle, 2 February 1455, son of Christian I of Denmark, Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg, , Christina of Saxony
House of Wettin, , Aalborg Castle, 20 February 1513, aged 58, buried in St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense , - , align=left colspan=5, * 12 November 1501 – 14 December 1503 : Regent Sten Sture the Elder * 21 January 1504 – 31 December 1511 or 2 January 1512 : Regent Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden), Svante Nilsson (''Svante Nilsson, herre till Ekesjö'') * Middle of January – 23 July 1512 : Regent Eric Trolle, Erik Arvidsson Trolle * 23 July 1512 – 3 February 1520 : Regent Sten Sture the Younger (''Sten Sture den yngre'') , - , bgcolor=orange, Christian II of Denmark, Christian II (''Kristian Tyrann'', "Christian the Tyrant")
1 November 1520 – 23 August 1521, , , , Nyborg Castle, 1 July 1481 son of Hans of Denmark, Hans and Christina of Saxony, , Isabella of Austria
House of Habsburg, , Kalundborg Castle, 25 January 1559, aged 77, buried in St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense , -


House of Vasa

''House of Vasa''
''House of Wittelsbach''
''House of Oldenburg'' , bgcolor=violet, Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I (''Gustav Vasa'')
6 June 1523 – 29 September 1560
also as regent Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Eriksson (Vasa), 1521–1523, , , , Rydboholm Castle or Lindholmen in Uppland, 12 May 1496 son of Erik Johansson Vasa, Erik Johansson and Cecilia Månsdotter, , (1) Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
House of Ascania
(2) Margaret Leijonhufvud, Margaret
Leijonhufvud, House of Leijonhufvud
(3) Catherine Stenbock, Catherine
Stenbock, House of Stenbock, , Tre Kronor (castle), 29 September 1560, aged 64, buried in Uppsala Cathedral , - , bgcolor=violet,
Eric XIV Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Es ...
(''Erik XIV'')
29 September 1560 – 29 September 1568, , , , Tre Kronor (castle), 13 December 1533 son of Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, , Karin Månsdotter, , Died (Poisoned) while imprisoned in Örbyhus Castle, 26 February 1577. Aged 43, buried at Västerås Cathedral , - , bgcolor=violet, John III of Sweden, John III (''Johan III'')
30 September 1568 – 17 November 1592, , , , Stegeborg Castle, Östergötland, 20 December 1537 son of Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud, , (1) Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Catherine of Poland
Jagiellon dynasty, House of Jagiello
(2) Gunilla Bielke, Gunilla
Bielke, House of Bielke, , Tre Kronor (castle), 17 November 1592, aged 54, buried at Uppsala Cathedral , - , bgcolor=violet, Sigismund Vasa, Sigmund (''Sigismund'')
17 November 1592 – 24 July 1599, , , , Gripsholm Castle, 20 June 1566, son of John III of Sweden, John III and Catherine Jagellonica of Poland., , (1) Anna of Austria (1573–1598), Anne of Austria
House of Habsburg
(2, after his Swedish reign)
Constance of Austria
House of Habsburg, , Warsaw, Poland, 30 April 1632, aged 65, buried at Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland , - , bgcolor=violet rowspan="2", Charles IX (''Karl IX'')
22 March 1604 – 30 October 1611
also as regent Charles IX of Sweden, Duke Charles, 1599–1604, , rowspan="2", , , rowspan="2", Tre Kronor (castle), 4 October 1550 son of Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I and Margaret Leijonhufvud, , bgcolor=PaleGreen, (1, before his reign)
Maria of Palatinate-Simmern
House of Wittelsbach, , rowspan="2", Nyköping Castle, 30 October 1611, aged 61, buried at Strängnäs Cathedral , - , bgcolor=orange, (2) Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
House of Oldenburg , - , bgcolor=violet, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus the Great (Gustav II Adolph, ''Gustav II Adolf'', "Gustav Adolf den Store", Lion of the North)
30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632, , , , Tre Kronor (castle), 9 December 1594, son of Charles IX and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp., , Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
House of Hohenzollern, , 6 November 1632, in the Battle of Lützen (1632), Battle of Lützen, Electorate of Saxony, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=violet, Christina (''Kristina'')
6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654, , , , Stockholm, 8 December 1626, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, , None, , Rome, 19 April 1689, aged 62, buried at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City , -


House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach

''House of Wittelsbach''
''House of Oldenburg''
''House of Hesse'' , bgcolor=PaleGreen, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles X Gustav (''Karl X Gustav'')
6 June 1654 – 13 February 1660, , , , Nyköping Castle, 8 November 1622, son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Pfalz-Kleeburg, Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden (1584-1638), Catharina of Sweden (daughter of Charles IX), , bgcolor=orange, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, , Gothenburg, 13 February 1660, aged 37, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=PaleGreen, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI (''Karl XI'')
13 February 1660 – 5 April 1697, , , , Tre Kronor (castle), 24 November 1655 son of Charles X of Sweden, Charles X and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, , bgcolor=orange, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, , Tre Kronor (castle), 5 April 1697, aged 41, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=PaleGreen,
Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of ...
(''Karl XII'')
5 April 1697 – 30 November 1718, , , , Tre Kronor (castle), 17 June 1682 son of Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, , None, , Halden, Fredrikshald, Norway, 30 November 1718, aged 36, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=PaleGreen, Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, Ulrica Eleanor (''Ulrika Eleonora'')
5 December 1718 – 29 February 1720, , , , Tre Kronor (castle), 23 January 1688 daughter of Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, , bgcolor=#ffdead, Frederick I of Sweden, Landgrave Frederick V
House of Hesse
(see below), , Stockholm, 24 November 1741, aged 53, buried in Riddarholmen Church , -


Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, House of Hesse

''House of Hesse''
''House of Wittelsbach'' , bgcolor=#ffdead rowspan="2", Frederick I of Sweden
24 March 1720 – 25 March 1751, , rowspan="2", , , rowspan="2", Kassel (in today's Germany), 23 April 1676, son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Maria Amalia of Courland, , (1, before his reign)
Princess Louise Dorothea of Prussia, Louise Dorothea of Prussia
House of Hohenzollern, , rowspan="2", Stockholm, 25 March 1751, aged 74, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=PaleGreen, (2) Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
House of Wittelsbach , -


House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line), House of Holstein-Gottorp, a branch of the House of Oldenburg

''House of Oldenburg'' , bgcolor=orange, Adolf Frederick of Sweden, Adolf Frederick (''Adolf Fredrik'')
25 March 1751 – 12 February 1771, , , , Gottorp, Schleswig (in today's Germany), 14 May 1710, son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, , Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
House of Hohenzollern, , Stockholm Palace, 12 February 1771, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=orange, Gustav III
12 February 1771 – 29 March 1792, , , , Stockholm, son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, , bgcolor=orange, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, , Assassinated (shot in the back when he was at a masked ball at the opera, 16 March 1792). Died in Stockholm Palace, 29 March 1792, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=orange, Gustav IV Adolph
29 March 1792 – 10 May 1809
with Charles XIII of Sweden, Charles, Duke of Södermanland as regent 1792–1796, , , , Stockholm Palace, 1 November 1778 son of Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Sophia Magdalena, , Frederica of Baden
House of Zähringen, , St. Gallen, Switzerland, 7 February 1837, aged 58, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=orange, Charles XIII (''Karl XIII'')
6 June 1809 – 5 February 1818, , , , Stockholm, 7 October 1748, son of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, , bgcolor=orange, Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, , Stockholm, 5 February 1818, aged 69, buried in Riddarholmen Church , -


House of Bernadotte The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden since its foundation there in 1818. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder, Charles XIV John of Sweden, was born in Pau in southern France as Jean Bernadott ...

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House of Bernadotte The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden since its foundation there in 1818. It was also the royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder, Charles XIV John of Sweden, was born in Pau in southern France as Jean Bernadott ...
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''House of Hesse'' , bgcolor=lightgray, Charles XIV John (''Karl XIV Johan'')
''(born Jean Bernadotte)''
5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844, , , , Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, France, 26 January 1763 son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint-Vincent, , Désirée Clary, , Stockholm Palace, 8 March 1844, aged 81, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=lightgray, Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I
''(born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte)''
8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859, , , ,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, France, 4 July 1799, son of Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John and Désirée Clary, , Josephine of Leuchtenberg
House of Beauharnais, , Stockholm Palace, 8 July 1859, aged 60, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=lightgray, Charles XV (''Karl XV'')
''(Carl Ludvig Eugen)''
8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872, , , , Stockholm Palace, 3 May 1826 son of Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, , Louise of the Netherlands
House of Orange-Nassau, , Malmö, 18 September 1872, aged 46, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=lightgray, Oscar II
''(Oscar Fredrik)''
18 September 1872 – 8 December 1907, , , , Stockholm, 21 January 1829 son of Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, , Sofia of Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau, , Stockholm, 8 December 1907, aged 78, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=lightgray, Gustaf V
''(Oscar Gustaf Adolf)''
8 December 1907 – 29 October 1950, , , , Drottningholm Palace, 16 June 1858 son of Oscar II and Sofia of Nassau, , Victoria of Baden
House of Zähringen, , Drottningholm Palace, 29 October 1950, aged 92, buried in Riddarholmen Church , - , bgcolor=lightgray rowspan="2", Gustaf VI Adolf
''(Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf)''
29 October 1950 – 15 September 1973, , rowspan="2", , , rowspan="2", Stockholm, 11 November 1882 son of Gustav V and Victoria of Baden, , (1, before his reign)
Princess Margaret of Connaught, Margaret of Connaught
House of Wettin, House of Wettin (Windsor), , rowspan="2", Helsingborg, 15 September 1973, aged 90, buried at Kungliga begravningsplatsen, Royal Burial Ground , - , bgcolor=#ffdead, (2) Louise Mountbatten, Louise
House of Hesse (Battenberg/Mountbatten) , - , bgcolor=lightgray, Carl XVI Gustaf
''(Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus)''
15 September 1973 – present, , , , Haga Palace, 30 April 1946 son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, , Silvia Sommerlath, , ''Living'' , -


Timeline of Swedish monarchs

ImageSize=width:1250 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea=top:10 bottom:30 right:130 left:20 AlignBars=justify DateFormat=yyyy Period=from:970 till:2022 TimeAxis=orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor=unit:year increment:100 start:1000 ScaleMinor=unit:year increment:25 start:975 Colors= id:canvas value:rgb(1,1,1) id:al value:yellow id:du value:green id:fa value:rgb(1,0.5,0.5) id:ba value:red id:br value:rgb(0.5,0.5,1) id:sw value:rgb(0.85,0.35,0) id:su value:orange id:cw value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8) id:hg value:rgb(0.2,1,0.2) id:eon value:Black Backgroundcolors=canvas:canvas BarData= barset:Rulers bar:eon PlotData= align:center textcolor:black fontsize:8 mark:(line,black) width:25 shift:(0,-5) bar:eon color:eon from: 970 till: 1060 color: al text:House of Munsö, Munsö from: 1060 till: 1126 color: du text:House of Stenkil, Stenkil from: 1130 till: 1250 color: fa text:House of Sverker, Sverker and Eric from: 1250 till: 1364 color: cw text:House of Bjälbo, Bjälbo from: 1364 till: 1389 color: ba text:House of Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg from: 1389 till: 1521 color: sw text: Kalmar Union from: 1521 till: 1654 color: su text:House of Vasa, Vasa from: 1654 till: 1720 color: br text:House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Palatinate-Zweibrücken from: 1720 till: 1751 color: cw text:House of Hesse, Hesse from: 1751 till: 1818 color: hg text:House of Holstein-Gottorp, Holstein-Gottorp from: 1818 till: 2022 color: eon text:House of Bernadotte, Bernadotte width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till barset:Rulers from: 970 till: 995 color:al text:
Eric the Victorious Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr inn sigrsæli'', Modern Swedish: ''Erik Segersäll''; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive reg ...
from: 995 till: 1022 color:al text: Olof Skötkonung from: 1022 till: 1050 color:al text:Anund Jacob from: 1050 till: 1060 color:al text:
Emund the Old Emund the Old or Edmund ( Swedish: ''Emund den gamle'', Old Swedish: ''Æmunðær gamlæ'', ''Æmunðær gammal'', ''Æmunðær slemæ'') was King of Sweden from c. 1050 to c. 1060. His short reign was characterised by disputes with the Archbishop ...
from: 1060 till: 1066 color:du text: Stenkil from: 1066 till: 1067 color:du text:
Eric and Eric Eric and Eric, according to Adam of Bremen, were two contenders for the kingship of Sweden around 1066–67, after the death of King Stenkil. They waged war on each other, with disastrous consequences: " this war all the Swedish magnates are said t ...
from: 1067 till: 1070 color:du text:
Halsten Stenkilsson Halsten Stenkilsson, English exonym: Alstan (Old Icelandic: ''Hallstein''Anund Gårdske from: 1075 till: 1079 color:du text:
Håkan the Red Håkan the Red ( Swedish: ''Håkan Röde'') was a king of Sweden, reigning for about half a decade in the second half of the 11th century.''Håkan Röde'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'': There is little information on him, and it is mostly contradic ...
from: 1079 till: 1105 color:du text:
Inge the Elder Inge the Elder ( Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow us to paint a full picture of h ...
from: 1084 till: 1087 color:du text: Blot-Sweyn from: 1105 till: 1118 color:du text: Philip from: 1110 till: 1125 color:du text:Inge the Younger from: 1125 till: 1126 color:du text:Ragnvald Knaphövde from: 1126 till: 1130 color:du text:Magnus I of Sweden, Magnus I from: 1130 till: 1156 color:fa text:Sverker I the Elder, Sverker I from: 1156 till: 1160 color:fa text:Eric IX the Saint, Eric the Holy from: 1160 till: 1161 color:fa text:Magnus II of Sweden, Magnus II from: 1161 till: 1167 color:fa text:Charles VII of Sweden, Charles VII from: 1167 till: 1196 color:fa text: Canute I from: 1196 till: 1208 color:fa text:Sverker II the Younger, Sverker II from: 1208 till: 1216 color:fa text:Eric X of Sweden, Eric the Survivor from: 1216 till: 1222 color:fa text:John I of Sweden, John I the Child from: 1222 till: 1229 color:fa text:Eric XI of Sweden, Eric the Lisp and Lame from: 1229 till: 1234 color:fa text:Canute II the Tall from: 1234 till: 1250 color:fa text:Eric XI of Sweden, Eric the Lisp and Lame from: 1250 till: 1275 color:ba text:Valdemar I of Sweden, Valdemar from: 1275 till: 1290 color:ba text:Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus III from: 1290 till: 1318 color:ba text:Birger, King of Sweden, Birger from: 1318 till: 1319 color:ba text:Mats Kettilmundsson from: 1319 till: 1364 color:ba text:Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus IV from: 1356 till: 1359 color:ba text:Eric XII of Sweden, Eric Magnuson from: 1362 till: 1364 color:ba text:Haakon VI of Norway, Håkan Magnuson from: 1364 till: 1389 color:br text:Albert of Sweden, Albert from: 1389 till: 1412 color:sw text: Margaret from: 1396 till: 1439 color:sw text:Eric of Pomerania, Eric the Pomeranian from: 1438 till: 1440 color:sw text:Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles VIII from: 1441 till: 1448 color:sw text:Christopher of Bavaria, Christopher from: 1448 till: 1470 color:sw text:Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles VIII from: 1457 till: 1464 color:sw text:Christian I of Denmark, Christian I from: 1470 till: 1497 color:sw text:Sten Sture the Elder from: 1497 till: 1501 color:sw text:John I of Denmark, John II from: 1501 till: 1503 color:sw text:Sten Sture the Elder from: 1503 till: 1512 color:sw text:Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden), Svante Nilsson from: 1512 till: 1512 color:sw text:Eric Trolle from: 1512 till: 1520 color:sw text:Sten Sture the Younger from: 1520 till: 1521 color:sw text:Christian II of Denmark, Christian II from: 1521 till: 1560 color:su text:Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I from: 1560 till: 1568 color:su text:
Eric XIV Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Es ...
from: 1568 till: 1592 color:su text:John III of Sweden, John III from: 1592 till: 1599 color:su text:Sigismund Vasa, Sigmund from: 1599 till: 1611 color:su text: Charles IX from: 1611 till: 1632 color:su text:Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Gustav II Adolph from: 1632 till: 1654 color:su text: Christina from: 1654 till: 1660 color:br text:Charles X Gustav from: 1660 till: 1697 color:br text:Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI from: 1697 till: 1718 color:br text:
Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of ...
from: 1718 till: 1720 color:br text:Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, Ulrica Eleanor from: 1720 till: 1751 color:cw text:Frederick I of Sweden, Frederick I from: 1751 till: 1771 color:hg text:Adolf Frederick from: 1771 till: 1792 color:hg text:Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III from: 1792 till: 1809 color:hg text:Gustav IV Adolph of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolph from: 1809 till: 1818 color:hg text:Charles XIII of Sweden, Charles XIII from: 1818 till: 1844 color:eon text:Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John from: 1844 till: 1859 color:eon text:Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I from: 1859 till: 1872 color:eon text:Charles XV of Sweden, Charles XV from: 1872 till: 1907 color:eon text:Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II from: 1907 till: 1950 color:eon text:Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V from: 1950 till: 1973 color:eon text:Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf from: 1973 till: 2022 color:eon text:Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf barset:skip


See also

*Constitution of Sweden *Dominions of Sweden *Government of Sweden *Kings of Sweden family tree *Lands of Sweden *Line of succession to the Swedish Throne *List of Swedes *List of Swedish consorts *List of Swedish governments *List of Swedish military commanders *List of Swedish politicians *Politics of Sweden *Prime Minister of Sweden *Provinces of Sweden *Realm of Sweden *Riksdag, Riksdag of the Estates *Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs *Swedish royal family *List of Danish monarchs *List of Norwegian monarchs *List of Estonian rulers *List of Finnish rulers *List of Greenlandic rulers *List of rulers of Iceland *List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes, Pomeranian rulers *Lists of incumbents


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References


Citations


Sources

* ''The Cambridge History of Scandinavia. Vol.I''. Cambridge University Press, 2003 (). * Morby John E. ''Dynasties of the World''. Oxford University Press, 2002 (). * Liljegren, Bengt. ''Rulers of Sweden''. Historiska Media, 2004 (). * Lagerqvist Lars O., Åberg Nils. ''Kings and Rulers of Sweden''. Vincent Publications, 2002 (). {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Swedish Monarchs Sweden history-related lists, Monarchs Lists of monarchs, Sweden Lists of office-holders in Sweden, Monarchs Swedish monarchs, List of Swedish monarchs